Alabama § 45-49-111 - Instruction of Election Officials.
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§ 45-49-111. Instruction of Election Officials.
(a) Not less than five days before an election or primary election, the authority charged with holding the same shall cause to be held a school of instruction in each state Senate district in Mobile County for those who will actually conduct the election or primary election at the polling places. The sheriff shall notify such election officials of the time and place of the holding of such school of instruction, and shall also publish notice at least 48 hours before the same is to be held.
(b) No election official shall serve in any election district in which a voting machine is used, unless he or she shall have received such instruction and is fully qualified to perform the duties in connection with the machine, and has received a certificate from the authorized instructor to that effect; provided, that this shall not prevent the appointment of an uninstructed person as an election official to fill a vacancy among the election officials.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-49-111 ("Instruction of Election Officials.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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